SHELL v. STATE


893 S.W.2d 416 (1995)

Paul SHELL, Betty Stimpson and Jeff Stimpson, Claimants-Appellants, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Rehearing Denied February 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal Gerber and Ronald D. Krelstein, Memphis, for Paul Shell.

Michael W. Whitaker, Covington, for Jeff Stimpson.

Langdon S. Unger, Jr., Martin, for Betty Stimpson.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Sol. Gen., Michael W. Catalano, Associate Sol. Gen., Nashville, for respondent-appellee.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

Paul Shell, Betty Stimpson and Jeff Stimpson appeal from the Court of Appeals' affirmance of the dismissal by the Tennessee Claims Commission of their action against the State of Tennessee for negligent deprivation of a constitutional right. The appellants' lawsuit is based on alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the investigation of reports of child sexual abuse in a day care center; this investigation ultimately led to the...

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